Market Research Insights Associate

Summary

Join CMB, a top market research firm, as an Insights Associate and launch your career in market research. This entry-level role provides hands-on experience in quantitative and qualitative project execution, working with leading brands on the Accelerate team. You will contribute to questionnaire development, data analysis, client deliverables, and vendor management. The position offers structured training, mentorship, and opportunities to learn from experienced researchers and clients. CMB values its employees and offers a fully paid sabbatical, wellness stipend, generous medical plans, 401k match, and an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). The role reports to an Accelerate Team Manager and supports successful client-project delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Market Research, Marketing, Psychology, Sociology, Applied Economics, Political Science, or related field
• Ability to establish and manage relationships with clients, vendors, and co-workers
• Extremely high attention to detail
• Excellent at managing multiple projects and priorities
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Responsibilities

• Adhere to CMB’s defined approaches, processes, and best practices
• Take advantage of training and development opportunities
• Contribute to a team and/or committee for ongoing CMB initiatives
• Follow CMB- and client-specific Information Security Policies
• Ensure end-to-end client/project delivery in alignment with Sales & Account Management leading to high client satisfaction with project deliverables
• Assist project team with managing entire project lifecycle for quantitative and qualitative research, including client management and communication
• Contribute to the development of questionnaires
• Actively own and manage external vendor relationships throughout projects
• Oversee data collection tasks, which includes questionnaire programming, recruiting participants, and providing data collection updates
• Collaborate with dedicated project team on data cleaning, processing, tabling, and proofing
• Collaborate on the creation of client-ready reports and presentations, including template creation, table/chart formatting, proofreading, and editing
• Assist with project administration tasks such as creating and updating project schedule, drafting project kick-off materials, and reviewing project budget and financials
• Effectively communicate with insights consultants, peers, and other senior staff
• Demonstrate commitment to using CMB processes and Insights Associate tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous market research coursework and/or up to 2 years of professional market research experience
• Basic knowledge of at least one research platform or data management/analysis software package (e.g., MarketSight, Python, Qualtrics, Q, SPSS, SQL, Alteryx)
• Sense of humor and self-awareness

Benefits

• Fully paid sabbatical
• $250 wellness stipend
• Paid time off to volunteer
• Generous medical plans
• 401k match
• Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)